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A Clojure function for atoms that I'm currently missing
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(defn bigswap! | |
"`swap!` into an atom *and* return a custom value produced in the atomic function. | |
`atom` is the atom. | |
`f` is a function of two arguments: the first is a function `atom-set` that 'sets' the atom to the given value. | |
The second is the current value in the atom. | |
In essence, `bigswap!` returns the value of `f` while setting the value of the atom to the value set by `atom-set`, if applicable." | |
[atom f] | |
(let [return-val (volatile! nil)] | |
(swap! | |
atom | |
(fn [a] | |
(let [res (volatile! a) | |
atom-set (partial vreset! res) | |
ret (f atom-set a)] | |
(vreset! return-val ret) | |
@res))) | |
@return-val)) |
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